# CVE-2024-43833: media: v4l: async: Fix NULL pointer dereference in adding ancillary links

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-17 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.19

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: v4l: async: Fix NULL pointer dereference in adding ancillary links In v4l2_async_create_ancillary_links(), ancillary links are created for lens and flash sub-devices. These are sub-device to sub-device links and if the async notifier is related to a V4L2 device, the source sub-device of the ancillary link is NULL, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. Check the notifier's sd field is non-NULL in v4l2_async_create_ancillary_links(). [Sakari Ailus: Reword the subject and commit messages slightly.]

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe0f92fd5320b393e44ca210805e653ea90cc982
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/249212ceb4187783af3801c57b92a5a25d410621
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b87e28050d9b0959de24574d587825cfab2f13fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b4667ea67854f0b116fe22ad11ef5628c5b5b5f

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